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Vol. 9/No. 3
gettysburgcompanion.com
JUNE/JULY 2012
Your Information Link To Area Past & Present
Gettysburg Festival
Calendar
Summer events at GNMP
& Eisenhower NHS
Heritage base ball tournament
coming to Gettysburg
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Gettysburg Festival calendar................................................................................ 8
Family fun on a budget.........................................................................................10
Base ball tournament coming to Gettysburg...............................................12
Summer events and activities at GNMP and Eisenhower NHS...............26
Features
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Personality Profile –
Bill Aldrich............................................. 4
Community Cornerstones –
The American Legion ...........................16
One Tank Traveler –
War Memorials in D.C........................... 18
Delectable Dining –
8
Pomona’s Bakery Cafe...........................22
What’s Goin’ On?..............................28
Community Faces..............................34
Jefferson County, West Virginia –
Early Jefferson County.......................... 36
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EDITOR’S
BY B.J. SMALL
April 12, 1861 – At 4:30 a.m., a
shell from a Confederate mortar, at Fort
Johnson on James Island, is fired at Fort
Sumter. 43 Confederate guns in a ring around Fort Sumter begin
the bombardment. Maj. Robert Anderson offers honor of the
Union’s first shot to Capt. Abner Doubleday, who fires it at 7 a.m.
T
hat historical “snippet” appeared in a “skybox” atop the front page of
our Gettysburg Times on April 12, 2011.
Hostilities between the States erupted on that day in 1861 and in 2011
began the sesquicentennial anniversary observance of the American
Civil War. Every publishing day since and until we can mark the end of the War,
the newspaper will offer a daily historical brief.
In the early days of recollections, we had to search deeply for War
accounts. Now looking back into the second year of the fight, there is much to
choose from as action intensifies with multiple conflicts almost daily.
Some folks may see marking the War’s
timeline of battles, retreats, frustration and
angst in the White House, as a build-up to
what is anticipated to be this area’s “Olympic
moment,” when the Battle of Gettysburg
is commemorated 150 years later, in 2013.
Let’s not forget President Lincoln’s immortal
Address in November.
It’s how the tick-tock of history worked
out.
Gettysburg Festival
Not to look past this summer, but in order
Calendar
Summer events at GNMP
to
manage
and accommodate the massive
& Eisenhower NHS
visitation and interest of 2013, planning is
Heritage baseball tournament
coming to Gettysburg
already underway.
That’s not to say we see the 149th
anniversary in 2012 with any less reverence. The battle re-enactment is slated
for July 6-8 and guests will find the usual complement of National Park Service
and local living history, and Adams County hospitality.
Long after Lee’s army would have dragged itself southward from
Gettysburg, the newspaper will follow-through with Civil War “snippets”
through early 2015.
Marking the full breath events from 1863 to the end of the War serves to
put into perspective the magnitude of what happened on these Pennsylvania
fields.
We rightly should pay homage to those who gave the last full measure in
places like the Wilderness, Atlanta and Petersburg.
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April 9, 1865 — At Appomattox Courthouse, VA, Confederate General Robert
E. Lee surrenders his 28,000 troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively
ending the American Civil War.
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PERSONALITY
Profile
By B.J. Small
Photography by Bill Schwartz
and Darryl Wheeler
“All locomotives are scratch
built in sheet brass. It takes
three to five years to build
one locomotive.”
Bill Aldrich
A nature for finite
It’s a small sign below the drawbridge on the Mystic River
that most people enjoying the model railroad wouldn’t
even notice. Its builder would leave nothing to chance.
“I was in and out of there
many times, but I could not
remember what it said,” the
man says. “I looked at all the
photographs, even put them under
a microscope and could not read the
sign.”
In desperation, he called the
dispatcher he knew in New Haven,
Conn., and told him, “I need to
know what the sign at the bridge
says.” The dispatcher’s response
was, “… you must be building a
model of the drawbridge.”
The dispatcher called the
bridge tender and said “we need to
know what the sign says on the end
of the cribbing.” The tender climbed
down, got into his row boat and
20 minutes later was back on the
phone. His report? “Swing bridge
all traffic and an arrow pointing.”
Such is the meticulous world
of Dr. Bill Aldrich of Gettysburg –
railroader for life, premiere model
builder, retired military general,
MIT grad, metallurgical chemist.
In six months and 2,000
hours, Aldrich rebuilt a diorama
of a four-block 1863 downtown
of Gettysburg - 260 buildings,
77 carriage houses, stables and
sheds, five burned-down buildings
and one church. The grass is even
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greener around the diorama’s 68
outhouses.
“On his first model he had a flag
flying in center of town and he
noticed that the wind was blowing
(the flag) in the wrong direction,”
says Bob Kirby, friend and
superintendent of the Gettysburg
National Military Park. “So he
rebuilt it as the prevailing wind is
from West to East.”
Aldrich, now 82, says his
nature for finite detail comes from
“lunacy.”
The intricate model railroad
in the 35- by 50-foot basement of
his home runs 800 feet of track.
There is the Providence, Rhode
Island railroad yard in one corner;
a picture of Brown University
provides a hillside backdrop. The
Charles Street engine house is
replicated, as is Mystic, Rocky Neck
State Park and Niantic, Connecticut,
and the Northrup Avenue
freightyard in Pawtucket.
“It is the July-August of 1947
era, to justify each locomotive that
was in service,” Aldrich says. “All
locomotives are scratch built in
sheet brass. It takes three to five
years to build one locomotive,”
Aldrich says.
Details are awe-inspiring. A
clawfooted bathtub and old tires
are a neighborhood rubbish pile. A
minute lobster crawls into a trap
near a drawbridge. A utility worker
climbs out of a manhole.
Aldrich built his house for
the basement to house his trains.
Today, a real railroad track runs
behind his house. He knows the
worlds he miniaturizes.
The man has a key to get into
any locomotive engine room.
With a masters degree from
the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, born in Providence,
Rhode Island, Aldrich holds
a doctorate degree from the
University of Illinois and a science
doctorate from Bonn, Germany.
Aldrich’s thesis on
spectrographic analysis launched
his career. “The spectrographic
procedure was taking a sample of
detail
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the metal to be analyzed,” Aldrich
says. “This was important to the
railroad industry in measuring
concentrations of metals and
lubricant oil to find out how much
life remains in the oil before there
would be a locomotive failure.”
His work life started as a
metallurgical chemist at the New
Haven Railroad, and a fellowship
at New York Central Railroad as
research chemist. In the textile
business, he was head of operations
for Warnaco, a textile conglomerate
with apparel like Speedo, White
Stag and Hathaway Shirt. It had
him traveling often to Europe and
the Orient.
Aldrich served on the board of
the New Haven Railroad, which led
to a board position on Conrail.
He also knows trains by his
travel, crisscrossing the country
at least 10 times a year. Living in
Westerly, R.I., he commuted by
train to his office in New York City.
His country needed his
spectrographic analysis and textile
expertise to produce uniforms not
visible to infrared photography.
He was commissioned a captain
in 1953. He was instrumental in
the development of dyes which
would absorb the body heat to a
large degree and not transmit it
(and show up on infrared). Aldrich
retired as a major general in the
1970s.
Those who know Aldrich
experience, “one wonderful,
explorable mission after another,”
says friend Bob Kirby. “It’s a voyage
of accidents with Bill. One story
after another.”
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U.S. President Calvin Coolidge
was his great-uncle on his
grandmother’s side. A chair from
the White House sits in Aldrich’s
living room.
Along the way, Aldrich met
Rommel’s wife Lucie in the early
1960’s in Hurlingen, Germany.
Rommel was the renowned World
War II German field marshal and
Panzer commander. Lucie shared
many photos and a few anecdotes
during what Aldrich calls, “one
of the most fascinating couple of
hours of my life.”
In March of 1980, he was
granted a life membership in the
Royal Academy of Science by the
Duke of Edinboro.
He was an official member of
the 1996 Titanic Expedition, an
exclusive recovery operation. He
also spoke with Edith Haisman,
the oldest living survivor. She was
passenger Edith Brown when the
Titanic went down in 1912.
He’s built and displays
models of many majestic ships
— the Arizona, Queen Elizabeth,
Bismarck, Titanic, USS Kidd, the
Japanese Yamato and the German
U47.
His scale one-inch to onefoot replica of the historic train
station in Gettysburg took 1,000
hours, and was a centerpiece at
the renovated landmark for which
Aldrich was a key advisor.
His current basement project
is to add details to the model of the
Ticonderoga-class guided missile
cruiser USS Gettysburg, launched
in 1989. He’s using blueprints from
the Department of the Navy.
Aldrich’s practice helped
descale and restore the Confederate
submarine H.L. Hunley, which sank
in early 1864 and was raised in
2000.
“It’s a very slow process,”
Aldrich says. “It’s amazing the
condition that it is in, it’s all intact.
They did have to cut a panel off
the side to get the remains out of
there.”
The process stemmed from the
discovery of a Spanish galleon from
the 1500s off the coast of Bermuda.
When raised, the guns were badly
scaled and thinned because of the
sea deterioration. “We rigged up a
big salene vat and got a car battery
and put some electrodes in the vat
and hooked them to the battery
and made a circuit in the tank,”
Dr. Aldrich says. “In the salt water,
the barrel itself, being cast iron is
one electrode, the copper plates the
other electrodes and we created
hydrogen gas bubbles on the
surface of the barrel and that very
gradually lifted the scales off the
guns without doing any damage.
They initially did the same thing
down there to descale the Hunley.”
Aldrich adds, “A little insanity goes
a long way.”
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JUNE 8-17 2012
By Jessica Haines
Celebrating its fifth year, the Gettysburg Festival kicks off June 8 and brings 10 days of arts, music and more to locations
throughout Gettysburg. The Gettysburg Festival lasts through June 17.
Festival organizers consider the festival a showcase of American art and culture, and have chosen 2012 as the year they will
highlight the Blues. More than 75 events involving theater, food, brass bands, visual artists, and of course, the Blues, are scheduled.
“The Blues were born in America out of times of hardship,” said Festival Executive Director Beth Kirby. “However Blues music is
still relevant and alive today thanks to incredible artists such as Robert Cray who unify audiences through this uniquely American art
form.”
Kicking off the festival is a performance by the Robert Cray Band on June 8 at the Main Stage on the Gettysburg College campus.
Other headline acts for 2012 include singer Shemekia Copeland, performing at the June 9 Blues, Beer & BBQ event, a
performance by Bluegrass trio Red Molly on June 16, “Then Sings My Soul: Songs and Spirituals from the American Experience” on
June 17 featuring Cheryse McLeod Lewis, and “Broadway’s Next H!T Musical,” on June 15.
For more information on Gettysburg Festival events including tickets and additional Fringe Festival events, visit
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June 8-18, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.; June 17,
8 a.m.-12 p.m. - Plein Air Paint Out,
Peace Light, Gettysburg National
Military Park
June 8, 10-16, 12 -7:30 p.m.; June
9 & 17, 1-5 p.m. – Plein Air Mastery,
Majestic Theater Gallery
June 8-17, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. – Adams
County Arts Council Juried Art
Exhibition, Schmucker Art Gallery,
Gettysburg College. A reception will
be held June 8, 5-7 p.m.
June 9, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; June 10, 11
a.m.-5 p.m. - Art Market, Festival
Main Stage
June 13, 12-6 p.m.; June 14-16,
8 a.m.-6 p.m.; June 17, 8 a.m.-12
p.m. – Artist Colony, Lincoln Square
June 14, 5-9 p.m.; June 15-16, 10
a.m.-7 p.m.; June 17, 10 a.m.-2
p.m. - Canvases and Conversation:
Meet the Artists of Lord Nelson’s
Gallery, Gettysburg Fire Hall
June 14, 5-9 p.m.; June 15-16, 10
a.m.-7 p.m. – Demonstrations by
“Lincoln Artist” Wendy Allen, Lincoln
Into Art Gallery
June 14, 5-9 p.m.; June 15-16, 10
a.m.-7 p.m. – The American Civil
War and More, Gettysburg Frame
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June 14, 5-9 p.m.; June 15-16, 10
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June 14, 5-9 p.m.; June 15-16, 10
a.m.-7 p.m. - History Meets the Arts,
galleries throughout Gettysburg
June 15, 5-8 p.m. – Quick Draw,
Lincoln Square
June 16, 10 a.m.- 7 p.m. –
Demonstration by Civil War Artist
Amy Lindenberger, Civil War Fine Art
June 14, 5-9 p.m.; June 15-16, 10
a.m.-7 p.m.; June 17, 10 a.m.-2
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Budget-friendly family fun
Vacationing locally can save big
this summer and there’s plenty of
family-fun adventure right here in
our backyards.
If you’re looking for a unique
way for your family to tour the
battlefield, why not try horseback?
Artillery Ridge Horseback
Riding Tours, 610 Taneytown Road,
offers just that experience, along
with full equestrian facilities.
Bring your own horse, or use one of
theirs to take a one or two hour tour
with a trail master. Both novice and
advanced riders are welcome. They
also offer full service camping sites,
cabin rentals and plenty of open
tenting areas. Visit artilleryridge.
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Speaking of horses, the Land
of Little Horses allows visitors to
get up close and personal with their
famous namesake horses and farm
animal friends. There are shows,
displays and hands-on activities
for all ages. And don’t forget about
summer day camps, which are filling
up fast! Visit landoflittlehorses.
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information.
In the mood for mini-golf?
Granite Hill Adventure Golf, 3340
Fairfield Road, offers a stateof-the-art 19-hole course with
a unique waterfall and plenty
of challenges for everyone in
the family. Visitors can stroll
around the lake, have a picnic,
go bass fishing or rent a kayak or
paddleboat. And don’t forget about
the summer concert series. Visit
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spot for family fun and hand-dipped
refreshment.
Don’t miss their big Summerfest
July 21 and 22, with DJ on Deck, a
cook out, Hole in One challenge, and
the annual ice cream eating contest.
For hours call 717-337-1518 or visit
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Topping the list of kid-friendly
places is Explore & More Children’s
Museum, 20 E. High St., Gettysburg,
offering seven rooms of activities
including a Civil War playhouse
and general store. Kids can also
experience nature, create a work
of art, work with pulleys and gears
or encase themselves in a giant
bubble they make with the bubble
machine. For admission price and
details, call 717-337-9151 or visit
exploreandmore.com.
Another neat place to explore is Strawberry Hill
Nature Preserve and Environmental Center, outside
Fairfield, offering miles of trails and scenic vistas on more
than 600 acres in the foothills of the South Mountains.
There are hands-on educational programs, clinics,
summer camps and open trails from
dawn to dusk. For more information,
visit strawberryhill.org.
For race car fans, the Eastern
Museum of Motor Racing, located just
off U.S. Route 15 near York Springs,
houses an outstanding collection of
vintage race cars and artifacts, as well
as a research library and gift shop.
The museum has recently
expanded its
facilities in Latimore
Township and is open
weekends and special
times throughout
the year. For more
information, visit
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The third annual
19th Century
Base Ball Festival
is coming to
Gettysburg on
July 21 and 22.
After starting with just six teams in 2010, the event
has leapfrogged to a 12-team affair bringing in squads
from all over the country.
While this is a base ball tournament, the
teams won’t be abiding by the rules of the
modern game.
One of the first things you’ll notice,
according to event organizer Bruce Leith,
is that the players aren’t wearing gloves.
“Gloves didn’t come about until the early
1880s,” Leith, who is also president of the
Elkton Base Ball Club, said. “It was also
around that time that a pitcher, or hurler, was
allowed to start throwing the ball overhand.”
Each squad will have nine men on the
field and the games will last nine innings.
There are no balls and strikes but if a batter,
or striker, isn’t swinging, they will get a
warning followed by three strikes before they
are called out. Likewise, if a hurler isn’t throwing the ball
over the plate, they will get a warning. If he then throws
three unhittable balls, the striker will be awarded first
base and everyone on base will advance.
Another significant difference is that a striker is
retired when a fielder catches the ball either in the air or
after one bounce.
The uniforms don’t come from Nike, in fact they are
made out of heavy wool. Fans aren’t allowed to keep a
souvenir foul ball either. “We play with the same ball for
the entire game,” Leith said.
On February 11, 1996, delegates from 13 clubs
representing five states assembled in Columbus, Ohio to
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commemorate the 150th anniversary of the first recorded
base ball match between organized teams. Using the
National Association of Base Ball Players (circa 1857)
as a model, the delegates formed the Vintage Base Ball
Association.
“These games are not scripted,” Leith said. “The
players are real ball players, not re-enactors. We play a full
schedule between April and October.”
Leith, who worked for the Phillies, saw a vintage
game played in Philadelphia and thought it was really
cool.
“It even got coverage on the back page of the
Philadelphia Daily News,” he recalled. He was eventually
instrumental in starting an Elkton team in 2005.
“A lot of the teams we play against actually started in
the 1990s,” he said. “We play about a 40-game schedule
from New York to Northern Virginia. Three years ago we
wanted to take this thing and make it as big as we could
and that’s why we decided to come to Gettysburg. We have
gotten great support from the town and the sponsors and I
think that is why so many teams want to be involved.”
In 2011, the Saginaw Old Golds went 4-0 in
Gettysburg and won the Golden Ball. The event was
attended by about 2,500 fans.
This year in Gettysburg, the teams include the
Melrose Pondfelders and Providence Grays from New
England, the Brooklyn Atlantics and Genessee Valley Club
from New York, the Flemington Neshanock from New
Jersey, the Mechancisburg Nine and Somerset Frosty Sons
of Thunder from Pennsylvania, the Saginaw Old Golds, the
Rochester Grangers and the Wahoo BBC of Royal Oak from
Michigan, the host Elkton Eclipse and the Talbot Fair Plays
from Maryland, the Springfield Long Nine from Illinois and
the Indianapolis Blues from Indiana.
The event will again be held at Hickory Hollow Farm,
219 Crooked Creek Road, Gettysburg.
“We play under 1864 rules so a lot of the guys are
defaulted into being Civil War buffs who have great
interest in the Battle of Gettysburg,” Leith said. “In
Gettysburg, as with any Civil War town, you will draw
people with an event like this.”
Major League Base ball is a young man’s game, but
not this tournament. Players, according to Leith, range
from their twenties to their sixties and sometimes beyond.
“It’s a gentleman’s sport,” Leith said. “You won’t see a
lot of celebrating or cheering from the teams. It is very
respectful.”
Leith said he expects many of the unique
opportunities that made the 2011 event special will return
this July.
Spectators were able to get their photographs taken
by 1860s tintype and period-dressed figures such as
Abraham Lincoln and General Robert E. Lee were seen
walking around the grounds.
The Gettysburg event keeps growing and Leith said he
expects it to reach a peak just in time for another big area
milestone.
“This is our biggest year yet and we wanted it to get
bigger and bigger until we hit 16 teams in 2013 for the
150th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg,” Leith said.
“Our hope is this will take fans back in time to see what
base ball was like in the tiny town of Gettysburg, around
the time of the battle, that changed the town forever. This
event shows a different side of Gettysburg, the civilian
side.”
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Cornerstones The
COMMUNITY
By JENNA STINSON
American Legi
“Caring for one another is the cornerstone of every community.”
American Legion posts can be found all over the
United States. This organization is well known for their
dedication and assistance to veterans, but often finds
ways to give back to their communities.
The Gettysburg American Legion Post 202,
Littlestown American Legion Post 321 and Biglerville
Ira Lady (American Legion) Post 262, are prime
examples of this.
The Gettysburg post takes pride in giving back to
its community.
“We are very diversified in our donations,” said
President Don Kingston.
Kingston said that their legion post not only assists
the Special Olympics of Adams County monetarily,
but also by lending their resources. “We do donate
financially, but we also provide our banquet facility so
that they can hold different Special Olympic events.”
The Gettysburg post donated over $10,000
to Adams County Volunteer Emergency Services
Association (ACVESA). “It was one of our biggest
fundraisers last year,” said Kingston.
The Gettysburg post has donated to other local
charities and non-profit organizations such as Toys
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for Tots, SPCA, El Centro, Gettysburg Fire Department,
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and Hanover
Exchange Club.
“We donate to ‘Face of America’ which is a
bike ride from Washington, D.C., to Gettysburg that
benefits wounded soldiers. Some of the wounded even
participate,” said Kingston.
Kingston said that their post also has a close
relationship with the U.S.S. Eisenhower. “When they
come to Gettysburg to volunteer with Park Services,
we feed them lunch. Then the following night we host
them at the club for some relax time,” he said.
The club also hosts an event for wounded warriors
at least twice a year. “We provide dinner for them and
their families,” Kingston said.
Since 2009, the Gettysburg post has donated over
$50,000 to different charities.
The Biglerville post, Ira Lady 262, also does a lot of
things for charity and veterans.
“We host disabled veterans from Martinsburg, West
Virginia, and Lebanon, Pennsylvania, for a luncheon.
We give them some gifts and monetary contributions,”
said Finance Officer Clyde Funk.
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In addition to the luncheon, the Biglerville post
supports the veteran’s hospitals with donations.
“We generally give the hospitals thousands of
dollars a year, as well as Christmas gifts and phone
cards. They really seem to enjoy those phone cards,”
Funk said.
Many American Legion posts provide honor guard
services for military funerals.
“In conjunction with Adams County Allied
Veterans, we provide honor guard services for military
funerals in Adams County,” Funk said.
Allied Veterans started about 15 years ago because
each individual club didn’t have enough members to do
the funeral services.
The Ira Lady post makes contributions to their
honor guard members to help cover the costs of
uniforms for the services.
Ira Lady also sponsors an American Legion
baseball team. “We help pay for that completely,” said
Funk.
They have also helped support five different
Adams County fire companies, The American Heart
Association, Salvation Army, high school organizations
and different scout troops in the area.
“We also help out the Upper Adams and Gettysburg
soup kitchens,” said Funk.
“We also maintain two different ball fields for little
league and girls softball,” he added.
Another big annual event for Ira Lady
is their flag retirement ceremony. “We do
this every year on Flag Day. We collect
flags from around the county and do a
special ceremony before we burn them. We
properly dispose of about 2,000 flags a
year,” said Funk.
Post 321 in Littlestown also does its
share in the community.
“We have been holding the community
Easter egg hunt for about 50 years every
Easter Sunday,” said Finance Officer Grove
Bankert.
Post 321 also sponsors legion
baseball. “We have our own team here in
Littlestown,” Bankert said.
This post had sponsored a cub pack at one time,
until they merged with another pack in the area.
“We still make donations to them,” Bankert added.
Littlestown Legion members are treated with a
Christmas party and summer picnic every year.
Like other posts, Littlestown provides honor guard
for military funerals in the area.
“I started doing it when one of our older members
couldn’t anymore. We do about 20 funerals a year,”
Bankert said.
Bankert also said that their post has about 186
members, making it one of the smaller clubs in the
area.
“Pennsylvania has one of the largest memberships
of veterans in the country,” said Bankert.
For more information on the American Legion, visit
their website at legion.org.
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Short trips you can take on one tank of gas.
by JESSICA A. HAINES
HONORING THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED
A
s the nation’s Capitol, Washington D.C. is a fitting place to recognize and remember those men and women who
fought and died for the United States over the course of numerous wars in our almost 240 year history.
War memorials are scattered throughout the metro area, with many located on or around the National Mall.
Those memorials include the District of Columbia War Memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, the Vietnam War
Veterans Memorial and the World War II Memorial. Just a short distance away at Arlington Cemetery is the Tomb of the
Unknowns and the Marine Corps War Memorial, not to mention the majestic expanse of Arlington Cemetery itself. Still
other memorials both national and local can be found nearby.
Take the opportunity this summer to pay tribute to those who served and enjoy a leisurely walk – or in the case of
the National Mall, a bike ride – at these memorials. All are located close to Adams County, on less than one tank of gas.
District of Columbia War Memorial
World War II Memorial
Dedication�� November 11, 1931
Designer�� Architect Frederick H. Brooke, with associate
architects Horace W. Peaslee and Nathan C. Wyeth
Location�� North side of Independence Avenue between the
World II Memorial and the Lincoln Memorial
Dedication�� May 29, 2004
Designer�� Friedrich St. Florian
Location�� On the National Mall along 17th Street, NW/SW. The
memorial lies between the Washington Monument
and the Lincoln Memorial.
How to get there: The easiest way for visitors from Adams County to access
the National Mall is via the Washington Metro. Drivers should park at the
Shady Grove Metro station in Maryland along Interstate 270 and take the
Red Line to Metro Center. From there, transfer trains to the Orange or Blue
Line and ride several
stops to the Smithsonian
Station. That station exits
directly on the mall, just
east of the Washington
Monument. The District of
Columbia War Memorial is
located approximately .75
miles west of the station.
Parking is available in
Washington D.C. on
Sundays but otherwise is
at a premium. Seats on the
Tourmobile bus, as well as
bike rentals are available for a modest fee adjacent to the Metro station.
the National Mall is via the Washington Metro. Drivers should park at the
Red Line to Metro Center. From there, transfer trains to the Orange or Blue
Line and ride several stops to the Smithsonian Station. That station exits
directly on the mall, just east of the Washington Monument. The World
War II Memorial is located .5 miles west of the station. Parking is available
in Washington D.C. on Sundays but otherwise is at a premium. Seats on
the Tourmobile bus, as well as bike rentals are available for a modest fee
adjacent to the Metro station.
Commemorating: The District of Columbia War Memorial pays tribute
to citizens of Washington D.C. that served in World War I. The memorial
is a 47 foot Grecian-style domed structure. It is simple in construction,
consisting of a platform, columns and topped with a dome. On the base of
the memorial are 499 names – Washington citizens who died in the war.
In the cornerstone of the memorial there is reportedly a list of the 26,000
Washington citizens who fought and served in the war.
Commemorating: The World War II Memorial, a national monument, was
erected in honor of the service people and civilians that served the United
States during World War II. The
memorial consists of 56 granite
pillars, two arches and a large
fountain. The pillars list the names of
the 48 states comprising the United
States during the 1941-1945 war,
as well as the District of Columbia,
the Alaska Territory, the Territory
of Hawaii, the Commonwealth of
the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam,
American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin
Islands.
In the fall of 2011, the District of Columbia War Memorial reopened after a
year long renovation project after having fallen into disrepair.
The two arches are known as the
Atlantic Arch and the Pacific Arch,
and stand at the north and south ends of the memorial. Visitors can traverse
the memorial via a series of ramps.
Information: No website or phone number is available for this memorial. It
is not officially a part of the National Park Service system, although the site
is maintained by the NPS.
Information: nps.gov/nwwm • 202-426-6841
National Park Service staff is on hand daily, 10 a.m.-11 p.m., offering hourly
tours and other in depth information.
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Marine Corps War Memorial
Dedicated�� November 10, 1954
Designer�� Felix de Weldon
Location�� Adjacent to Arlington Cemetery, Arlington,
Virginia
Arlington Cemetery is via the Washington Metro. Drivers should park at the
Red Line to Metro Center. From there, transfer trains to the Blue Line and
ride to the Arlington Cemetery Station. That station exits at the cemetery.
Commemorating: The memorial honors all members of the United States
Marine Corps who have died
in the line of duty since 1775.
Depicted are the marines and
sailor who raised the second
flag over Iwo Jima on February
23, 1945, Sgt. Michael Strank,
Cpl. Harlon Block, PFC Franklin
Sousley, PFC Rene Gagnon,
PFC Ira Hayes, and PM2 John
Bradley.
Information: nps.gov/gwmp/
marinecorpswarmemorial.htm
Korean War Veterans Memorial
Dedicated�� July 27, 1995
Designer�� Cooper-Lecky Architects and Frank Gaylord
Location�� Southeast of the Lincoln Memorial at the west end
of the National Mall. South of the Vietnam War
Veterans Memorial.
How to get there: The easiest way for visitors from Adams County to
access the National Mall is via the Washington Metro. Drivers should
park at the Shady Grove Metro station in Maryland along Interstate 270
and take the Red Line to Metro Center. From there, transfer trains to the
Orange or Blue Line and ride several stops to the Smithsonian Station.
That station exits directly on the mall, just east of the Washington
Monument. The Korean War Veterans Memorial is located approximately
1 mile west of the station. Parking is available in Washington D.C. on
Sundays but otherwise is at a premium. Seats on the Tourmobile bus, as
well as bike rentals are available for a modest fee adjacent to the Metro
station.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Dedicated�� November 13, 1982
Designer�� Maya Lin
Location�� Adjacent to the Lincoln Memorial at the west end
of the National Mall, in West Potomac Park. North
of the Korean War Veterans Memorial.
How to get there: The easiest way
for visitors from Adams County to
access the National Mall is via the
Washington Metro. Drivers should
park at the Shady Grove Metro station
in Maryland along Interstate 270 and
take the Red Line to Metro Center.
From there, transfer trains to the
Orange or Blue Line and ride several
stops to the Smithsonian Station.
That station exits directly on the
mall, just east of the Washington
Monument. The Vietnam Veterans
Memorial is located approximately
1 mile west of the station. Parking is available in Washington D.C. on
Sundays but otherwise is at a premium. Seats on the Tourmobile bus, as
well as bike rentals are available for a modest fee adjacent to the Metro
station.
Commemorating: A national memorial, the distinctive Vietnam Veterans
Memorial honors U.S. service members who died during the Vietnam
War, or who are listed as Missing in Action. The memorial consists of
three parts: the Memorial Wall, a monolithic black stone wall which
lists the 58,272 names of killed or missing service members, the Three
Soldiers Statue, and the Vietnam Women’s Memorial. On the Memorial
Wall, those listed as Missing in Action are denoted with a cross, whereas
those confirmed dead are marked with a diamond. The National Park
Service reports up to 3 million people visit the memorial each year, and
special messages, flags, flowers and other tributes are often left at the
wall in honor of the men and women listed there. These tributes have
been collected by National Park Service employees and are housed at the
NPS Museum and Resource Center as the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Collection.
Information: nps.gov/vive • 202-426-6841
National Park Service staff is on hand daily, 10 a.m.-11 p.m., offering
hourly tours and other in depth information. A corps of volunteers,
distinguishable by their yellow shirts, is also available to assist visitors
with information or to find a name on the wall.
Commemorating: The Korean War Veterans Memorial
is dedicated to the men and women who served in all
branches of the United States Military Service during
the Korean War. The memorial consists of a polished
black granite wall on which 2,500 archival images
have been blasted, commemorating all aspects of
Korean War service. Adjacent to the wall are 19 large
stainless steel statues of soldiers, oriented as if they
are on patrol through dense underbrush. When those
statues are reflected in the wall, 38 soldiers appear,
representing the 38th parallel – the division between
North Korea and South Korea, and the location of the
demilitarized zone.
Information: nps.gov/kowa • 202-426-6841
No photo available due to copyright restrictions.
National Park Service staff is on hand daily, 10 a.m.11 p.m., offering hourly tours and other in depth
information.
As opposed to other memorials featured in this article,
the Korean War Veterans Memorial is under copyright
by its designer. As such, photos at the site are
discouraged, even for private use.
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Traveler
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Tomb of the Unknowns
Dedicated�� April 1932
Designer:�� Architect Lorimer Rich
and Sculptor Thomas
Hudson Jones
Location�� Arlington National
Cemetery, Arlington,
Virginia
How to get there: The easiest way for
visitors from Adams County to access
Arlington Cemetery is via the Washington
Metro. Drivers should park at the Shady
Grove Metro station in Maryland along
Interstate 270 and take the Red Line to
Metro Center. From there, transfer trains
to the Blue Line and ride to the Arlington
Cemetery Station. That station exits at the
cemetery. Parking is also available at the
cemetery, but vehicles are not permitted
within the confines of the cemetery.
Riding bicycles is prohibited within
Arlington Cemetery.
Commemorating: The Tomb of the
Unknowns, also known as the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier, memorializes United States
service people who have died in the line of
duty without their remains identified. Three
unknown soldiers are interred at the Tomb
of the Unknowns. On November 11, 1921,
the World War I Unknown was interred at
Arlington Cemetery’s newly built Memorial
Amphitheater. In 1932, the iconic marble
superstructure was placed at the Tomb.
Since then, unknown soldiers from World War
II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War have
been interred at the tomb.
The World War II Unknown and the Korean
War Unknown were both interred May 30,
1958 in tombs set into the pavement in front
of the tomb’s superstructure.
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been identified as Air Force 1st Lt. Michael
Joseph Blassie. His remains were returned
to his home, St. Louis, Missouri, on July 11,
1998. His crypt at Arlington has been replaced
and is now vacant.
The Tomb is guarded by a sentinel. Between
April 1 and September 30, the guard changes
every 30 minutes. During winter months,
the guard is changed each hour. The sentinel
remains on duty regardless of weather
conditions.
Information: arlingtoncemetery.mil/
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Photos of World War II Memorial, Vietnam War Memorial, and
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Photos of District of Columbia War Memorial and Marine Corps
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Pomona’s Bakery Cafe
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Pomona’s is no myth
Pomona, known in mythology
as the goddess of fruit trees and
orchards, was the inspiration
behind the name of one local cafe
in Biglerville, located just minutes
from historic downtown Gettysburg.
“I thought that it would be
a good name for a cafe in Adams
County since we produce so many
apples and other fruits,” said
Pomona’s Bakery Cafe owner and
baker, Marc Jalbert.
Pomona’s Bakery Cafe grew
out of Jalbert’s Gettysburg Baking
Company.
“I have been providing bread to
Adams County residents for over 17
years now,” he said.
Pomona’s has been in its
current establishment for almost
six years.
Jalbert makes various types of
breads and pastries for the retail
portion of his business. Some
available pastries include almond
snails, apple hand pies, chocolate
croissants, fresh fruit cheese
danishes, morning rolls, sticky
buns and fruit tarts. Pomona’s also
offers cookies, biscotti and granola.
Bread options include baguettes,
Adams County sourdough, apricot
almond loaf, cinnamon raisin
brioche, deli white sourdough and
other loaf variations.
“This is the only retail store.
I am trying to phase out the
wholesale and concentrate more on
retail,” said Jalbert.
Just recently, the cafe and
bakery underwent a makeover
because Jalbert wanted more space
for the guests.
“We started the renovations
throughout the new year. We now
have an improved space with more
seating,” Jalbert said.
“We needed more seating
because people were occasionally
waiting for tables. We can now
accommodate small parties or
special dinners for 20 to 30 people.”
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“We can now accommodate small parties
or special dinners for 20 to 30 people.”
Marc Jalbert
Pomona’s Bakery Cafe owner and baker
The Pomona’s menu items are
uniquely made in house and many
items include bread that Jalbert makes
himself.
“When I opened the cafe, I had a
chef who created the menu. Now our
present chef, AnnaMarie Fetter, took
more of the cues from the variety of
bread offered here and created a great
new menu. I would describe it as welldone comfort food,” said Jalbert.
Pomona’s is open Tuesday through
Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for
lunch. Menu items include soup and
small plates, such as baby spinach side
salad and hummus plate, entree salads,
sandwiches with one side, chicken
and steak pastas and various types of
pizza. Lunch prices range from $6.00 to
$11.50. Soup is listed as market price.
Pomona’s brunch, on Saturday’s
from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., includes lunch
menu items as well as breakfast options
like eggs and veggies and breakfast
pizza. Brunch prices range from $4.50
to $11.50.
Dinner is served on Thursday
through Saturday night from 5 p.m.
to 9 p.m. The dinner menu includes
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soup, small salads, dinner salads,
a selection of brick oven pizza,
sandwiches and brick oven favorites
such as crab cakes, grilled rib eye,
hunters chicken, pasta with grilled
egg plant and apricot almond
stuffed pork chop. Dinner prices
range from $5.50 to $25.00.
Pomona’s offers house coffee
and hot tea, assorted bottle drinks
(non-alcoholic), iced tea, juices
and iced coffee.
Thursday nights are extra
special at the cafe.
“We have live jazz. I play
the guitar and a professor from
Gettysburg College plays the
saxophone and a vocalist just
joined us,” said Jalbert.
Pomona’s recently became a
member of the Gettysburg Wine &
Fruit Trail.
“I wanted to promote agrotourism when people come to
Adams County,” said Jalbert.
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Summer events at the Gettysburg NMP
JUNE 2012
June 2 An Evening with the Painting. 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Learn about the history and conservation of the Cyclorama painting including an
opportunity to spend time viewing the Cyclorama with Sue Boardman, historian. Sponsored by the Gettysburg Foundation. Call 877-874-2478 for tickets
or visit gettysburgfoundation.org.
June 2-3 D-Day Anniversary Weekend. Join a Park Ranger for a talk on Eisenhower and the Men of D-Day. World War II living historians portray
a variety of soldiers and talk informally with visitors at the Eisenhower National Historic Site. Included in site admission. For more information call 717338-9114 or visit nps.gov/eise.
June 2-3 Living History on the Gettysburg Battlefield. 53rd Pennsylvania & 1st Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry. Programs at the Pennsylvania
Memorial. 4th MD. Artillery. Programs at Pitzer Woods. For more information call 717-334-1124 ext. 8023, or go to nps.gov/gett.
June 9 Daily Gettysburg Ranger Walks and Programs Begin. Includes a full range of free Park Ranger conducted programs, walks, tours,
campfire programs, living history programs, children’s programs and “battle walks” offered everyday through August 12th. For more information call
717-334-1124 ext. 8023 or visit nps.gov/gett .
June 9 Daily Exploring Eisenhower Programs Begin. Join a Park Ranger for 30 minute walks and talks offered daily at the Eisenhower
National Historic Site. Topics include Eisenhower’s military career, the Secret Service’s role in protecting the president, Eisenhower’s presidency, and
the Eisenhower’s’ life in Gettysburg. Programs offered daily through August 19th. For more information call 717-338-9114 or visit nps.gov/eise.
June 9-10 Living History on the Gettysburg Battlefield. 19th New York Infantry. Programs at the Pennsylvania Memorial. U.S. Sharpshooters
on Little Round Top. 8th New Jersey Infantry programs at Spangler Spring. For more information call 717-334-1124 ext. 8023, or go to nps.gov/gett.
June 9, 16, 23, 30 What In The World is a Cyclorama? 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Learn about the history and conservation of the Cyclorama
painting including an opportunity to spend time viewing the Cyclorama. Sponsored by the Gettysburg Foundation. Call 877-874-2478 for tickets or
visitgettysburgfoundation.org.
June 9 Newmont Military Band. Performances at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center and Pennsylvania Memorial.
Contact [email protected] or call 877-874-2478 for more information.
June 10 Waubonsie High School Marching Band. Free musical performances at Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center.
1:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Gettysburg Foundation. For more information contact [email protected] or call 877-874-2478.
June 14 Hike with Ike. This free, guided walking tour in downtown
Gettysburg explores Eisenhower’s life in the community. Thursdays through
August 16th at 7:15 p.m. Meet the ranger at the Gettysburg College gates,
at the corner of North Washington and Water Streets. For more information
call 717-338-9114 or visit nps.gov/eise.
June 16 Gettysburg Festival Brass Band Concert. In conjunction
with the Gettysburg Festival. The Wildcat Regimental Band will perform at
the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center as well
as present an evening concert at the Pennsylvania Memorial. Free. Call for a
program schedule 717-338-4433 or 717-334-1124 x8023. More information
is available at gettysburgfestival.org.
June 16-17 Living History on the Gettysburg Battlefield. 1st
N.C. Artillery. Programs at Pitzer Woods. 13th N.J. Infantry. Programs at
Spangler’s Spring. For more information call 717-334-1124 ext. 8023, or go
to nps.gov/gett.
June 18 229th Maryland National Guard Band. Free musical
performance at Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor
Center. 1:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Gettysburg Foundation. Contact
[email protected] or call 877-874-2478 for more
information.
June 23-24 Living History on the Gettysburg Battlefield.
Annual Heritage Days Weekend. 20th ME Infantry & U.S Sharpshooters.
Programs at the Pennsylvania Memorial. 2nd Maryland Infantry. Programs
at Pitzer Woods. 23rd VA Infantry. Programs at Spangler’s Spring. For more
information call 717-334-1124 ext. 8023, or go to nps.gov/gett.
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and Eisenhower National Historic Site
June 29 An Evening with the Painting. 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Learn about the history and conservation of the Cyclorama painting
including an opportunity to spend time viewing the Cyclorama with Sue
Boardman, historian. Sponsored by the Gettysburg Foundation. Call
877-874-2478 for tickets or visit gettysburgfoundation.org.
June 29 - July 1 Sacred Trust Lecture Series and Book
Signing Event. Sacred Trust brings together renowned authors,
historians, National Park Service rangers and others to share
perspectives on the battle of Gettysburg with members of the public.
Free. Sponsored by the Gettysburg Foundation. For more information
call 717-339-2109 or contact [email protected].
June 30- July 1 Living History on the Gettysburg
Battlefield. 69th New York Infantry. Programs at the Pennsylvania
Memorial. 4th Virginia Infantry. Programs at Spangler’s Spring. For
more information call 717-334-1124 ext. 8023, or go to nps.gov/gett.
JULY 2012
July 1-3 149th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. A
series of special National Park Service Ranger-conducted battle walks
and “Real-Time” programs will follow the course of the battle over three
days. Free. For more information call 717-334-1124 x8023 or visit nps.gov/gett.
July 6-7 Living History on the Gettysburg Battlefield. The Mifflin Guard. Programs at the Pennsylvania Memorial. Confederate Military Forces.
Programs at Pitzer Woods. For more information call 717-334-1124 ext. 8023, or go to nps.gov/gett.
July 7, 14, 21 What In The World is a Cyclorama? 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Learn about the history and conservation of the Cyclorama painting
including an opportunity to spend time viewing the Cyclorama. Sponsored by the Gettysburg Foundation. Call 877-874-2478 for tickets or visit
gettysburgfoundation.org.
July 8-13 The Eisenhower Academy. A one-week institute for school teachers covering Eisenhower’s foreign and domestic policy, 1950s popular
culture and Eisenhower’s leadership. Graduate credit or Pennsylvania Professional Education Credit available. Registration fee. For more information call
717-338-9114 ext. 10 or visit nps.gov/eise.
July 14-15 Living History on the Gettysburg Battlefield. 12th Alabama Infantry. Programs at Pitzer Woods. U.S.M.C. Historical Company. “The
U.S. Marine Corps at Gettysburg.” Programs at the Pennsylvania Memorial. For more information call 717-334-1124 ext. 8023, or go tonps.gov/gett.
July 21 Living History on the Gettysburg Battlefield. The Stonewall Brigade. Programs at the McPherson Farm. This program is for Saturday
only. For more information call 717-334-1124 ext. 8023, or go to nps.gov/gett.
July 21-22 Living History on the Gettysburg Battlefield. Battery B 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery at the Pennsylvania Memorial. For more
information call 717-334-1124 ext. 8023, or go to nps.gov/gett.
July 21 John Scott Adams Seminar Series. Strategy of Gettysburg and the Fog of War a lecture and field program conducted by Ed Suplee,
Licensed Battlefield Guided. Sponsored by the Gettysburg Foundation. Register online at www.gettysburgfoundation.org or for more information call
717-339-2161or contact [email protected].
July 28 John Scott Adams Seminar Series. Strategy of Gettysburg and the Fog of War a lecture and field program conducted by Ed Suplee,
Licensed Battlefield Guided. Sponsored by the Gettysburg Foundation. Register online at www.gettysburgfoundation.org or for more information call
717-339-2161or contact [email protected].
July 28-29 Living History on the Gettysburg Battlefield. The General Hancock Society. Programs at the Pennsylvania Memorial. The
Southern Grays: Confederate Sharpshooters programs at Spangler’s Spring. 3rd Virginia Infantry programs at Pitzer Woods. For more information call
717-334-1124 ext. 8023, or go to nps.gov/gett.
July 28 An Evening with the Painting. 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Learn about the history and conservation of the Cyclorama painting including an
opportunity to spend time viewing the Cyclorama with Sue Boardman, historian. Sponsored by the Gettysburg Foundation. Call 877-874-2478 for tickets
or visit gettysburgfoundation.org.
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JUNE
Saturdays through August, 11 a.m. Underground
Railroad tours of McAllister’s Mill will be held adjacent
to the Gettysburg National Military Park. Meet at
Mulligan MacDuffer Adventure Golf parking lot, 1360
Baltimore Pike, Gettysburg. For more information, call
717-659-8827.
June 1-3; June 8-10. The York Little Theatre, 27 S.
Belmont St., York, presents Charlotte’s Web. For more
information and tickets, visit ylt.org.
June 1, 6-9 p.m. Jazz Me will perform at Hauser After
Hours at Hauser Estate Winery, 410 Cashtown Road,
Biglerville, hauserestate.com or 717-334-4888.
June 2. Julie Cade will hold a greeting card workshop
at Adams County Library, Gettysburg. For more
information and to register, call 717-334-0572 or email
[email protected].
June 2, 6-7:30 p.m. An Evening with the Painting will be
held at the Gettysburg National Military
Park Museum
Manon
and Visitor Center. For more information and tickets,
call 877-874-2478 or visit gettysburgfoundation.org.
June 2, 6-9 p.m. Robbing Noll will perform at Hauser
After Hours at Hauser Estate Winery, 410 Cashtown
Road, Biglerville, hauserestate.com or 717-334-4888.
June 2, 8 p.m. Cornell Gunter’s Coasters, Bobby
Hendricks Drifters & The Platters will perform at the
H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center, Shippensburg. For
more information, visit luhrscenter.com or call 477SHOW.
June 2-3. D-Day Anniversary weekend will be
observed with talks by Park Rangers and living history
presentations at the Eisenhower National Historic Site,
Gettysburg. For more information visit nps.gov/eise.
June 2-17. Totem Pole Playhouse, Fayetteville,
presents Chaps. For more information and tickets, visit
totempoleplayhouse.org or call 717-352-2164.
June 3, 1-3 p.m. An artist reception for watercolor artist
Behnaz Babbar will be held at Hauser Estate Winery,
410 Cashtown Road, Biglerville, hauserestate.com or
717-334-4888.
June 6, 6-9 p.m. Ladies Night will be held at
Hauser Estate Winery, 410 Cashtown Road,
Biglerville,hauserestate.com or 717-334-4888.
June 7, 6-9 p.m. Greg Pfeiffer will perform at Thirsty
Thursday at Hauser Estate Winery, 410 Cashtown Road,
June 7-8, 6-9 p.m. & June 9, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Historic
Gettysburg Adams County presents the Barn Art Show
at the GAR Hall, 53 E. Middle St., Gettysburg. An
artist’s reception and awards ceremony will be held
June 9 at 2 p.m. For more information, visit hgaconline.
org.
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June 8-9, 7 p.m.; June
9-10, 2 p.m. The Adams
County School of Musical
Theatre, 49 York St.,
Gettysburg, presents Big
River: The Adventures
of Huckleberry Finn as
part of the Gettysburg
Fringe Festival. For more
information and tickets,
visit acsmt.org.
June 8-17. The Gettysburg
Festival celebrates arts,
culture and cuisine with
over 75 events, more than half of which are free. For
more information and a full schedule of events, visit
gettysburgfestival.org or call 717-334-0853.
June 8-17. The Fringe Festival will be held in
conjunction with the Gettysburg Festival at sites
throughout Gettysburg. For more information and a full
schedule of events, visit gettysburgfestival.org or call
717-334-0853.
June 9. Daily Ranger Walks and programs will be
offered at the Gettysburg National Military Park
through August 12. For more information, visit nps.gov/
gett.
June 9. Daily Exploring Eisenhower Programs will be
held at the Eisenhower National Historic Site through
August 19. For more information, visit nps.gov/eise.
June 9. The Newmont Military Band will perform at the
Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor
Center and at the Pennsylvania Memorial. For more
information, call 877-874-2478.
June 9, 2-4 p.m. Pages of the Past bookstore welcomes
Jason Emerson, author of Giant in the Shadows: The
Life of Robert T. Lincoln. Emerson will discuss his work
at the Adams County Arts Council, 125 S. Washington
St., Gettysburg. For more information, call 717-3340572.
June 9, 2 p.m. Joseph Berman, M.D., will discuss
The Medicine of Andersonville Prison at the National
Museum of Civil War Medicine, Frederick, MD. For more
information, visit civilwarmed.org.
June 9, 3-5 p.m. Pale Barn Ghosts will perform at
Hauser Estate Winery, 410 Cashtown Road, Biglerville,
hauserestate.com or 717-334-4888.
June 9, 16, 23 & 30, 6-7:30 p.m. What in the World is
a Cyclorama? will be held at the Gettysburg National
Military Park Museum and Visitor Center. For more
information and tickets, call 877-874-2478 or visit
June 10, 1:30 p.m. The Waubonsie High School
Marching Band will perform at the Gettysburg National
June 10, 1:30 p.m. Renew Your Vows on the Hill will
be held at Hauser Estate Winery, 410 Cashtown Road,
June 13, 6-9 p.m. Dancing with the Vines will be held at
June 14, 6-9 p.m. Rhyne McCormick will perform
at Thirsty Thursday at Hauser Estate Winery, 410
Cashtown Road, Biglerville, hauserestate.com or 717334-4888.
June 14, 6:30 p.m. Pages of the Past bookstore presents
Bill Parkinson in Lincoln & Gettysburg: The Sandburg
Experience at the Adams County Arts Council, 125 S.
Washington St., Gettysburg.
June 15, 6-9 p.m. Voxology will perform at Hauser After
June 15, 8 p.m. Kenny Rogers will perform at the H. Ric
Luhrs Performing Arts Center, Shippensburg. For more
information and tickets, visit luhrscenter.com or call
717-477-SHOW.
June 15-Aug. 9. The Way off Broadway Dinner Theatre,
Frederick, MD, presents Footloose. For more information
and tickets, visit wayoffbroadway.com.
June 16, 6-9 p.m. Motown with Tyrone will perform
at Hauser After Hours at Hauser Estate Winery, 410
June 16, 8 p.m. Songs and Stories of a Civil War Hospital
– Candlelight at Christ Church, will be held at Christ
Lutheran Church, 30 Chambersburg St., Gettysburg. For
more information, call 717-334-5212.
June 17, 12-5 p.m. Father’s Day BBQ will be held at
June 18, 1:30 p.m. The 229th Maryland National Guard
Band will perform at the Gettysburg National Military
Park Museum and Visitor Center. For more information,
call 877-874-2478.
June 19, 7 p.m. Historic Gettysburg Adams County will
welcome Licensed Battlefield Guide Joe Mieczkowski for
a tour of the Emanuel Harmon Farm. Meet at the farm,
which is located off Country Club Lane, Old Mill Road,
and Chambersburg Road, Gettysburg. Check hgaconline.
org for updates on parking or call 717-334-8312 for
more information.
June 19-July 1. Totem Pole Playhouse, Fayetteville,
presents Travels With My Aunt. For more information
and tickets, visit totempoleplayhouse.org or call 717352-2164.
June 21, 6-9 p.m. The Soup Band will perform at Thirsty
June 22, 6-9 p.m. Dyin’ Eyler Brothers Band will perform
June 23, 3-5 p.m. Chelsea McBee & Random Assortment
will perform at Hauser Estate Winery, 410 Cashtown
June 23, 6-9 p.m. Tuckahoe Ridge will perform at
Hauser After Hours at Hauser Estate Winery, 410
June 24, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. 225th Anniversary Celebration
of Historical Great Conewago Presbyterian Church
Sanctuary,174 Red Bridge Road, Hunterstown. Sunday
Worship, history, music, luncheon, children’s games,
etc. For details call 717-624-4745.
June 24, 10:30-11:45 a.m. Yoga on the Hill will be
held at Hauser Estate Winery, 410 Cashtown Road,
June 24, 12-5 p.m. Yappy Hour will be held at Hauser
Estate Winery, 410 Cashtown Road, Biglerville,
June 26-July 1. Hershey Theatre, Hershey, presents
Mamma Mia! For more information and tickets, visit
hersheytheater.com or call 717-534-3405.
June 28, 6-9 p.m. Mickley-Paul will perform at Thirsty
June 29. Dave Matthews Band will perform at
Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey. For more information
and tickets, visit hersheyentertainment.com.
June 29, 6-9 p.m. The Al Parsons Band will perform
June 29, 6-7:30 p.m. An Evening with the Painting will be
held at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum
June 29-July 1. The Sacred Trust Lecture Series and
book signing will be held at the Gettysburg National
JULY
July 1, 8 p.m. Songs and Stories of a Civil War Hospital
July 1-3. The 149th anniversary of the Battle of
Gettysburg will be observed with a series of National
Park Service Ranger-led battle walks and Real Time
programs at Gettysburg National Military Park. For
more information, visit nps.gov/gett.
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WHAT’S
CONTINUED
July 4. A July 4 Celebration will be held at Hauser
Estate Winery, 410 Cashtown Road, Biglerville,
July 6, 6-9 p.m. The Skyla Burrell Band will perform
July 6. One Direction will perform at Hersheypark
Stadium, Hershey. For more information and tickets,
visit hersheyentertainment.com.
July 6-8. The Annual Gettysburg Civil War Battle
Re-enactment will be held on Table Rock Road,
north of Gettysburg. For more information, visit
gettysburgreenactment.com.
July 6-9 p.m. The Revelators will perform at Hauser
July 7, 14 & 21. What in the World is a Cyclorama? will be
held at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum
July 11, 6-9 p.m. Dancing with the Vines will be held at
July 12, 19 & 26, 8 p.m. The H. Ric Luhrs Performing
Arts Center, Shippensburg, presents the Festival 2012
Celebration Series. For more information and tickets,
visit luhrscenter.com or call 717-477-SHOW.
July 13-14, 7 p.m.; July 14-15, 2 p.m. The Adams
County School of Musical Theatre, 49 York St., presents
Disney’s 101 Dalmatians. For more information and
tickets, visit www.acsmt.org.
July 13, 6-9 p.m. Grand Point Station will perform
July 14, 8 p.m. Dark Star Orchestra will perform at the
Whitaker Center, Harrisburg. For more information and
tickets, call 717-217-ARTS.
July 14, 2 p.m. Mavis Slawson will discuss The Civil War
Soldier and His Quilt at the National Museum of Civil
War Medicine, Frederick, MD. For more information,
visit civilwarmed.org.
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July 14, 6-9 p.m. Nancy & Jody will perform at Hauser
July 14, 6:30 p.m. Nickelback with special guest,
Bush, will perform at Hersheypark Stadium,
Hershey. For more information and tickets, visit
hersheyentertainment.com.
July 17-29. Totem Pole Playhouse, Fayetteville, presents
Moon Over the Brewery. For more information and
tickets, visit totempoleplayhouse.org or call 717-3522164.
July 20, 6-9 p.m. Jazz Me will perform at Hauser After
July 20-22; July 26-29. The York Little Theatre, 27 S.
Belmont St., York, presents Thoroughly Modern Millie.
For more information and tickets, visit www.ylt.org.
July 21, 3-5 p.m. The Robert Bobby Trio will perform at
July 21, 6-9 p.m. The Willys will perform at Hauser After
Biglerville,hauserestate.com or 717-334-4888.
July 21, 8 p.m. Randy Travis will perform at the Hershey
Theatre, Hershey. For more information and tickets,
visit hersheytheatre.com.
July 21. Ed Suplee will present Strategy of Gettysburg
and the Fog of War as part of the John Scott Adams
Seminar Series. For more information and to register,
visit gettysburgfoundation.org.
July 22. Quill and Vine – A Midsummer Night’s Dream,
will be presented at Hauser Estate Winery, 410
RAY FICCA, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
July 24-29. Hershey Theatre, Hershey, presents Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. For
more information and tickets, visit hersheytheater.com or call 534-3405.
July 24, 7:30 p.m. Tommy Emmanuel will perform at the Whitaker Center,
Harrisburg. For more information, call 717-214-ARTS.
July 27, 6-9 p.m. The Al Parsons Band will perform at Hauser After Hours at
Hauser Estate Winery, 410 Cashtown Road, Biglerville,hauserestate.com or 717334-4888.
July 28, 3-5 p.m. Linda Bodnar will perform at Hauser Estate Winery, 410
Cashtown Road, Biglerville, hauserestate.com or 717-334-4888.
July 28, 6-9 p.m. Linda Coe will perform at Hauser After Hours at Hauser Estate
Winery, 410 Cashtown Road, Biglerville, hauserestate.com or 717-334-4888.
July 28, 8 p.m. Songs and Stories of a Civil War Hospital – Candlelight at Christ
Church, will be held at Christ Lutheran Church, 30 Chambersburg St., Gettysburg.
For more information, call 717-334-5212.
July 28. Ed Suplee will present Strategy of Gettysburg and the Fog of War as part
of the John Scott Adams Seminar Series. For more information and to register, visit
July 28, 6-7:30 p.m. An Evening with the Painting will be held at the Gettysburg
National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center. For more information and
tickets, call 877-874-2478 or visit gettysburgfoundation.org.
July 29, 10:30-11:45 a.m. Yoga on the Hill will be held at Hauser Estate Winery,
410 Cashtown Road, Biglerville, hauserestate.com or 717-334-4888.
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Faces
COMMUNITY
Area residents from all walks
of life, who are out & about,
doing this & that.
Country music superstar Martina McBride visited Great Country 107.7 WGTY in
Gettysburg in April. She also spent time on air with hosts Scott Donato, left, and Kim
Alexander, right. darryl wheeler photo
A clown danced, sang, and played games with the
children at the Vida Charter School in Gettysburg as
part of Hispanic Kids’ Day, in late April.
tommy riggs photo
Gettysburg Mayor William Troxell enjoys a
bite of cake after a ribbon-cutting ceremony
downtown in late April. darryl wheeler photo
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Dr. Charles Glatfelter, right, sits with his son, Phil, left, and daughter, Chris, at the
groundbreaking for Schmucker Hall’s rehabilitation at the Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary in
late April. It was announced that the first floor welcome center in the new museum would be
named in Dr. Glatfelter’s honor. darryl wheeler photo
Members of the Arendtsville Lions Club, Upper Adams Lions Club and
administrators from Upper Adams School District gathered at Arendtsville
Elementary School to plant a honey locust tree. The Plant One Tree
program was introduced by the president of the International Lions Club
from China. darryl wheeler photo
US Marine Corps veterans Eugene “Peep” Sanders, left, and Stan Clark, pose
by the sign at the home of the late Marine Corps Cpl. Jim “Seamus” Garrahy
in late April as the “Face of America” bicycle ride for wounded veterans
finished a two-day ride at the Plank Road location. tommy riggs photo
Toni Harbaugh
moves the ball
downfield during
the Fairfield
Green Knights’
soccer victory over
Bermudian Springs
in late April. bill
schwartz photo
Long distance runners negotiate the hills on the Gettysburg battlefield during
the Gettysburg North-South Marathon in late April. tommy riggs photo
Dana Martin of Grime Solutions of Carlisle, gets
a birdseye view of the Adams County Library in
Gettysburg while working to clean the historic
structure. gettysburg times photo
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Part nine of an ongoing historical series contributed by Bob O’Connor.
Th e H i s t o r i c a l Fab r i c of J e ff e r so n Co u n t y , W e s t V i r g i n i a
First African American line officer in the U.S. Army
Martin Robison Delany
by Bob O’Connor
May 6, 2012 marked the 200th anniversary of the birthday of Martin R.
Delany of Charlestown, Virginia.
Martin Robison Delany, born a free black man in 1812, is best known for
being the first black line officer in the U.S. Army. But he is much more than
that.
Delany learned how to read and write by sitting outside the classroom of
his white friends. That was against the law in the Commonwealth of Virginia
which banned blacks from being educated. When authorities learned about
his education, they confronted Delany’s mother. Instead of going to jail, she
fled with her son and other children to Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.
At various times in his life Martin Delany attended Harvard College to
pursue a career in medicine, was a newspaper owner, an author and a black
nationalist. He also was the organizer of the John Brown (the abolitionist)
Constitutional Convention in Chatham, Ontario, Canada in 1858.
In his later life, Delany was convinced that Negroes would never get a
fair shake in the United States. He proposed they start their lives over in
either South America, Liberia in Africa or in the West Indies. His book The
Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the
United States tells of his ideas to form that new nation.
He also was working on a novel which was never finished. It was
called Blake: or, the Huts of America and advocated both rebellion and black
nationalism.
Delany met with President Abraham Lincoln to suggest to the president
that colored men be allowed to become soldiers in the Union army. President
Lincoln sent a memo to Edwin Stanton, his Secretary of War, imploring
Stanton to “Do not fail to have an interview with this most extraordinary
and intelligent black man.”
Mar tin R. Delany (uncredited lithograph, National Por trait Galler y)
Delany himself was a recruiter for several USCT regiments including the
54th Massachusetts Infantry Volunteers. He was later named Major Delany,
becoming the first black officer in the U. S. Army.
Major Delany became affiliated with Wilberforce University in Ohio. He died on January 24, 1885
and is buried near the school.
The Jefferson County, West Virginia Black History Preservation Society is commemorating
Delany’s life with lectures, essay contests and other activities throughout 2012. Those events
include an essay/media contest; a golf tournament; the placing of a historical marker; forums on
Delany’s early life, helping with John Brown’s Convention at Chatham, Canada, and the Civil War
years; a birthday party on May 8; a History Alive portrayal of Delany by actor Joseph Bundy; the
descendants reception as part of the African American Culture and Heritage Festival; and the showing
of a film on Delany’s life. For a complete list of the events, visit the calendar of events on the web at
wveasterngateway.com.
The organization is also seeking Delany descendants. According to organization leader George
Rutherford, descendants will be honored during the African American Cultural Heritage Festival held
this year August 17-19. “We will honor them at a reception Friday night. They will be featured in our
parade on Saturday.”
Anyone who knows of a descendant of Martin Delany is
Mr. O’Connor is a historian and
urged
to contact George Rutherford at [email protected] or call
published author. He has written six
him at 304-725-9610 or contact Gwenny Roper at Guinevere_
books since 2006. You can visit his
[email protected] or by calling her at Harpers Ferry National
website at boboconnorbooks.com.
Historical Park at 304-535-6166.
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WV
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
Weekend Getaway, Day Trip or Week of Relaxation
An hour and a half away from Gettysburg National Park and less
than 5 miles away from Antietam National Battlefield, the town of
Shepherdstown offers many types of visits, from a romantic weekend getaway to a historic themed day trip or even a lazy week of
shopping, dining and music.
The town boasts over 20 restaurants from Vegetarian to German to
French to Thai so there is sure to be a dining experience for
everyone. Several hotels & inns provide lodging if you decide to
stay and the town offers bike racks and street parking for visitors.
Also visit the Historic Shepherdstown Museum (open weekends &
by appointment to visitors April through October each year).
Locally owned shops and galleries line German and Princess Streets
with dozens of shopping choices whether you are looking for clothing, shoes, a bike or a fishing rod! In the warmer months, several
local outdoor markets are held on the weekends. Catch a movie in
town or a live band most any day of the week at many of the restaurants and local pubs or perhaps a spa treatment may be more your
Shepherdstown Museum & Walking Tour
speed?
Find more information online at www.shepherdstownvisitorscenter.com or check out the Visitor’s Center
on the corner of Princess and German Streets once you get to town. The center is chock full of hand outs
and flyers including local shopping & menus from many of the town’s restaurants. While there pick up a
historic walking tour brochure which gives the history of 57 historic places around town. The walking tour
is also available at www.historicshepherdstown.com.
Check out the calendar at www.shepherdstown250.com for lectures, talks and events all year round.
Opera House then & now
Shepherdstown Visitors Center
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